Lincolnshire - Paranormal Database Records

Victorian Lost Boy

Location: Spalding - Red Lion public house, HillgateType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2004Further Comments: A team of ghost hunters which stayed here one night claimed to make contact with a young boy wearing breeches and a flat cap who claimed to have arrived at the public house by train, and was now unable to leave. Another ghost took the form of an elderly gentleman dressed in grey.

Woman in Black

Location: Stamford - London Inn (closed in 2010)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Tuesday evening in December, early 1990s, around 19:30hFurther Comments: Together with a friend working behind a bar in an otherwise empty inn, this witness reported watching a young woman in black walk from the back of the pub and enter the toilets. They waited for her to emerge, wanting to comment to her not buying a drink but using the facilities, but after fifteen minutes one witness grew concerned and went to see if she was okay, but the toilets were empty...

Lancaster Pilot

Location: Strubby - WW2 RAF baseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This decapitated shade nicknamed 'Strubby' is the result of a Lancaster bomber crash near the hanger area during the Second World War.

Upset Husband

Location: Tallington - Footbridge over the railway lineType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 15 January, 17:50h (reoccurring)Further Comments: After the death of his wife (see West Deeping, Lincolnshire) this grief-stricken individual jumped from the footbridge over the railway track and was hit by the train from London, which killed him instantly. The incident is reenacted once a year.

Location: Tetney - Blow Wells (currently a nature reserve)Type: LegendDate / Time: Still presentFurther Comments: It was once said that the pit here would never overflow and was considered bottomless.

Potted Witch

Location: Toft next Newton - Pilford Bridge - between Toft next Newton and NormanbyType: LegendDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: The ghost of a witch which harassed anyone using the bridge was finally caught and trapped in an iron pot.

Snake

Location: Trusthorpe - Off coastType: CryptozoologyDate / Time: Late 1930sFurther Comments: A boy reported seeing a large snake-like creature a few hundred metres off the coast.

Loud Spirit

Location: Tupholme - Cottage (demolished 1840)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1840Further Comments: After a widower remarried, his former wife began to haunt their old home until her spirit was banished into a box by a clergyman. The spirit remained quiet until the widower died and the cottage was demolished - during the destruction, the box containing the spirit was damaged and the entity emerged with such vigour that the workmen fled.

White Calf

Location: Tupholme - PrioryType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Circa eighteenth centuryFurther Comments: A phantom white calf was said to appear around these ruins. One female witness spotted it, although the creature was not visible to the people accompanying her. She claimed that being born at twilight had enabled her to see what others could not.

Flash of Person

Location: Waddington - RAF Colby Grange - TowerType: Unknown Ghost TypeDate / Time: 20 October 2007Further Comments: While out walking with her husband, this witness briefly spotted the flashing image of a person. The witness said the area was completely void of birds, insects or other wildlife.

Moving Head

Location: Walcot (near Digby) - Stone house (no longer standing)Type: Legend - Old NickDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This house was built out of stones from the ruined Catley Abbey. A carved stone head which was incorporated into the building was said to move every night, until the house was demolished.

Skeleton

Location: Walmsgate - BarrowType: DragonDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A long barrow located here is said to contain the most of the bones of a dragon killed by Sir Hugh Bardolph in the area. The dragon's severed head was sent to the king.

Footsteps

Location: Welton - Black Bull public houseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Heard ascending the staircase and moving down corridors at the dead of night, the cause of these footsteps has yet to be seen.

Cyclist

Location: West Ashby - A153Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: During the early part of the twentieth century, a man driving a horse and cart home reported his horse bolting after nearing a cyclist who was travelling on the wrong side of the road. When the horse was brought under control, the cyclist had vanished. Another source stated that between 1988 and 1998 there were three accidents along the road caused by vehicles swerving to avoid a bike, although the bike could never be seen after the event.

Crying Lady

Location: West Deeping - ChurchType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 14 January, 01:00h (reoccurring)Further Comments: The date of this woman's death is marked by her phantom sobs heard emanating from the church. Her husband was so distressed by the death that he took his own life the following day (see Tallington, Lincolnshire).

Location: Wickenby - Wickenby RAF base (World War 2)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: World War 2Further Comments: Michael Bentine, of The Goon Show fame, worked here during the war. After a period of leave, Bentine headed towards his hut and walked past a friend and fellow officer known as 'Pop', whom he greeted. Pop nodded his response and continued walking. The following morning, Michael discovered Pop had died two nights previous. A nearby building is also reported haunted, this time by a WAAF officer who killed herself after her boyfriend died during a bombing raid over Germany.

Woofer Boggard

Location: Wildsworth - Woofer LaneType: OtherDate / Time: Circa 1862Further Comments: Several poachers out hunting heard laughter overhead as they travelled down this lane. They fled the scene, convinced they had encountered the Devil.

One of Three Shucks

Location: Willingham - Bridge at River TillType: ShuckDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: One of three bridges in Lincolnshire that is said to be a haunt of the black shuck.

Drop and Run

Location: Willoughton - ChurchType: Legend - Old NickDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: An old folk tale states that by dropping a pin through the keyhole of the church and running around the building seven times, the Devil will be met.

Rabbit-sized Demon

Location: Willoughton - Country laneType: FairyDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This sober witness stated that, while cycling, a small bipedal creature with horns ran out in front of him, travelling just as fast as the bicycle. It disappeared as it hopped on a grass verge.

Hairy Jack

Location: Willoughton - Exact location not knownType: ShuckDate / Time: 1933Further Comments: Known locally as Hairy Jack, the black dog which haunts this area is said to be covered in pigs hair. A local man was said to have been pushed into a gatepost by an invisible dog after it placed its paws against his shoulders.

Clawed Stone

Location: Winceby - Boulder near area known as Slash HollowType: Legend - Old NickDate / Time: Moved to the side of the field in 1970Further Comments: The stone was finally buried by a farmer, who dug a hole next to the boulder and pushed it in. A failed previous attempt had resulted in the Devil appearing who scratched the stone with his claws. The stone was believed to have been placed on top of treasure, however when the stone was finally moved to one said, no treasure (or Devil) was found.